I miss my annual road trips where I’d load up my car and Glinda, and we’d hit the road traveling to art stores, studios, and local scrapbook stores to teach different art classes. Unfortunately, many of those stores have now closed, and let’s be honest, I’m getting older with each pass around the sun. I love teaching. To give someone the gift of creativity is my drug of choice. I
Sew a DIY Soap Saver Travel Pouch
While traveling is exciting, making it through the TSA security line can be painful. Fitting all my toiletries into one 1-quart zip-top bag is my greatest travel challenge because I like makeup, and my wavy hair needs a little extra product care, so I’ve been looking for ways to minimize my liquids. Carrying bar soap and shampoos help, but let’s face it, they get slimy in a zip-top bag. My
Easy DIY Wet Palette
Disclosure: Some of the links below are affiliate links provided for your convenience. This means, at no additional cost to you, we will earn a commission if you click through and make a purchase. A wet palette will help keep your paints from drying out so quickly so that you can keep creating art with the original paint mixes you created at least for a few extra days. Today, I’m going
Must-Have Mediums – My 7 Most used Mediums for Mixed Media
Do you find yourself overwhelmed with all of the mixed media mediums and products on the market right now, and do you feel like you have to have them all? I know sometimes I do, and over the years, I’ve procured quite the collection of art supplies; however, this is just a tiny sampling of what I have. Out of all the supplies I have, there are 7 mediums that I tend to gravitate towards each time in my mixed-media projects. In this video, I will show you what my 7 most-used art mediums are for mixed media.
Every Maker Has a Story
And now you can listen to mine! I’ve been taking this time at home and catching up on many online classes I paid for and never finished while listening to podcasts I’ve been behind on. Do you find yourself in the same situation right now? Because let’s face it, my studio is already cleaned up and organized. Hopefully, yours is too if you joined The Big Art Studio Cleanup. If
Handmade Holidays with Powertex Ornaments
For My Art Sister Swap The best part of decorating a tree for the holidays is adding those special ornaments that have sentimental value to you. You know the ones – the handprint your daughter made in preschool 20+ years ago, the first ornament in your new home, the picture of your special dog that went over the rainbow bridge, the tiny glass slipper you picked up at Disney… I’m